According to a statement from the department, the team on late Tuesday night had seized articles worth at least around Rs 30 lakh that were allegedly meant for distribution ahead of the Assembly elections.
During the investigation, it was revealed that said contraband was to be delivered at Doha as per direction of her friend namely Mushtaqh who is resident of California.
In a well-coordinated and quick action, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)-Mumbai has seized a total of 1.170 Kg Charas and arrested a person in this connection, officials said on Wednesday.
"During the examination of the said passenger, grey-coloured trunk underwear weighing 649.05-gram gold in paste form was seized," the customs official said.
"The seized consignment was handed over to the Customs department, Champhai on March 14, 2023, for further legal proceedings," Assam Rifles said in a statement on Wednesday.
Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) have seized a truck carrying huge quantities of processed betel nuts worth Rs 90 lakhs from the bordering area of East Jaintia Hills district, BSF said in a statement on Monday.
A woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling over 2 kg of gold estimated to be valued at over Rs one crore, concealed in her undergarments, on Monday, said officials of Kozhikode Airport.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted searches in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar in the ISIS Kerala module case and seized several digital devices.
Mumbai Customs seized an export consignment destined for South Sudan containing "Tramadol" tablets worth over Rs 21 crores in the international illicit market.